The focus of this research was to explore school leadership in post-primary schools using an adapted Schmidt Toxic Leadership Scale ©, which the authors recalibrated to examine both constructive and destructive leadership, the impact on individuals professional and personal lives, and on staff morale. Using a mixed methods approach, data were collected from 111 teaching professionals via online survey. Findings indicated a notable emergence of toxic leadership experiences which is reported in this paper. In addition, participants reported various and concerning negative consequences including: decreased job satisfaction, professional agency, and staff morale; reduced performance; increased attrition; increased negative behaviours including incivility; stifled career development; reduced self-confidence; depression; stress and anxiety; fear; tearfulness; humiliation; anger; mistrust; exhaustion; burnout; health issues; migraines; weight gain; substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, as well as, negative consequences on personal/home life. The results indicate that the quality of leadership was perceived to influence the health of respondents and had a bearing on their occupational wellbeing. Further research is needed to understand the nature of toxic leadership in education and its effects on organisational members.

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小学后领导力探索：有毒领导力的出现

本研究的重点是使用改编后的施密特有毒领导力量表 © 探索小学后学校的学校领导力，作者重新校准该量表以检查建设性和破坏性领导力、对个人职业和个人生活的影响以及员工士气。使用混合方法，通过在线调查收集了 111 名教学专业人员的数据。调查结果表明，本文报告了有毒领导经验的显着出现。此外，参与者报告了各种令人担忧的负面后果，包括：工作满意度、专业代理和员工士气下降；性能下降；增加损耗；增加消极行为，包括不文明；职业发展受阻；降低自信心；沮丧; 压力和焦虑；害怕; 泪流满面；屈辱; 愤怒; 不信任；精疲力竭；烧完; 健康问题; 偏头痛; 体重增加; 药物滥用、自杀念头以及对个人/家庭生活的负面影响。结果表明，领导质量被认为会影响受访者的健康，并影响他们的职业幸福感。需要进一步研究以了解教育中有毒领导的性质及其对组织成员的影响。